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March 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm #1204160349
It’s disgusting that this kind of ‘transformative acting’ still used even in new century. The worst I can think of was the casting of Emma Stone as Asian American in Aloha, the entire cast of The Last Airbender, Maddie Ziegler in Music (Oh Body music), Robert Downey in Tropic Thunder, and Eddie Murphy in Norbit (this one is so awful and offensive that I had no more words for it)
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March 26, 2021 at 7:17 pm #1204160373Robert Downey in Tropic Thunder
Actually, his character is a satire. He criticizes the blackface in Hollywood. It was intentional.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 26, 2021 at 7:17 pm #1204160379Remember Sandra Oh’s iconic call out of this
ReplyCopy URLFYC Emmys: "The Crown" in all categories, "I May Destroy You" in all categories, "It's a Sin" in all categories, "Small Axe" in all categories, Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless") and Ruth Wilson ("His Dark Materials")
March 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm #1204160385Actually, his character is a satire. He criticizes the blackface in Hollywood. It was intentional.
Oh yes, my bad.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 26, 2021 at 7:24 pm #1204160391Not to mention cripface in Glee and Music.
or My Left Foot and The Theory of Everything? Sorry, I can’t quite understand the differences.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 26, 2021 at 9:10 pm #1204160529I swear, anyone mentioning Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder as an example of blackface is dumb as hell.
That’s literally a parody of the pretentious, self centered method actor.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 5:04 am #1204160824Eddie Murphy in Norbit (this one is so awful and offensive that I had no more words for it)
I haven’t seen Norbit but I have to wonder how makeup artist Kazu Hiro, who was Oscar-nominated for the project along with Rick Baker, felt about putting Eddie Murphy in yellowface.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 5:10 am #1204160827I swear, anyone mentioning Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder as an example of blackface is dumb as hell. That’s literally a parody of the pretentious, self centered method actor.
it is blackface at the end of the day tho
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 5:27 am #1204160829it is blackface at the end of the day tho
Downey was playing a white Australian actor who underwent “pigmentation alteration” in order to play a black role. It’s not blackface in the classic sense where white actors were playing genuine black characters, without any degree of remove.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 5:31 am #1204160832the upcoming irma vep remake with alicia vikander
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 6:00 am #1204160843Wasn’t Zoe Saldana trashed left and center for darkening her skin in order to play Nina Simone?
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 6:10 am #1204160854I swear, anyone mentioning Robert Downey Jr in Tropic Thunder as an example of blackface is dumb as hell. That’s literally a parody of the pretentious, self centered method actor.
Because the internet takes things out of context. There are plenty of people on Twitter etc who just see a still image and form their opinions based on that. The lack of nuance on social media is a nightmare to navigate.
ReplyCopy URLMarch 27, 2021 at 9:54 am #1204161069Marlon and Shawn Wayans in White Chicks.
beat me to it
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